Aging in America: The link between productivity and resources in the third age

Ageing International

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 154-171

  Carr, Dawn ^a  

^a MIAMI UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Productive aging; Social resources; Third age; Volunteerism

Indexed keywords

EID: 72149094042     PISSN: 01635158     EISSN: 1936606X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12126-009-9041-8     Document Type: Article

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